The actress and comedian, who co-wrote and stars in the upcoming comedy “Bridesmaids," has earned high praise from Michaels.

He’s called her one of the "top three or four" all-time best performers on "SNL," and he told Time magazine, "There are two people who arrived fully formed — her and Dana Carvey — where you saw what they did in their audition and you put it on the air.”

She “has that thing that Phil Hartman and Dan Aykroyd had, which is absolute precision, but also this lightness that isn't what they had."

All of which is probably news to Wiig.

"I went through my high school yearbook recently," Wiig told Time. "I was surprised people wrote I had a good sense of humor. I don't remember being funny."

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I am super sad she retired Penelope! As sad as when Alex Bornstein left mad tv and I realized there would be no more Ms. Swan! Penelope and Ms. Swan are two of the best characters ever thought up! I'd love to see them interact! The very idea has me laughing!

I love her – she's one of my favorites on SNL. I'm sorry she's retiring those characters that always makes me laugh – especially GILLY 🙂 but i can totally understand that she must get tired of doing the same acts over and over again.